The Papers of James Madison, Volume 6

1 January 1783-30 April 1783

During the first four months of 1783, when the United States was neither wholly at war nor wholly at peace, a cluster of difficult problems confronted James Madison and his fellow delegates in Congress. Faced with the interlocking issues of finance, demobilization, and foreign affairs, Congress held many contentious sessions early in the year. The sparseness of the official journal enhances the value of the notes on debates, recorded by Madison, for illuminating the discussions.

1783 Notes on Debates, 1 January To James Madison, Sr., 1 January Instructions to Benjamin Franklin in re consuls, [2 January] Notes on Debates, 3 January From Edmund Randolph, 3 January From Benjamin Harrison, 4 January Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 4 January Notes on Debates, 6 January To Joseph Jones, [ca. 6 January] From Joseph Jones, [ca. 6 January] Notes on Debates, 7 January Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 7 January To Edmund Randolph, 7 January Notes on Debates, [9-10 January] Report on Conference with Robert Morris, 10 January Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 11 January Note on Debates, 13 January Note on Debates, [14] January Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 14 January To Edmund Randolph, 14 January Notes on Debates, 15 January From Edmund Randolph, 15 January Notes on Debates, 16 January From the Reverent James Madison, 16 January Notes on Debates, 17 January Notes on Debates, [21 January] Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 21 January Notes on Debates, 22 January To Edmund Randolph, 22 January Report on Treaty and Convention with the Netherlands, [23 January] Report on Books for Congress, [23 January] Notes on Debates, 23 January Notes on Debates, 24 January Notes on Debates, 25 January Memorandum on Comment by Thomas Jefferson, 25 January Notes on Debates, 27 January Notes on Debates, 28 January Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 28 January To Edmund Randolph, 28 January Notes on Debates, 29 January Notes on Debates, 30 January Notes on Debates, 31 January Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 31 January From Thomas Jefferson, 31 January From Jacquelin Ambler, 1 February From Edmund Randolph, 1 February Notes on Debates, 4 February Virginia Debates to Benjamin Harrison, 4 February To Edmund Randolph, 4 February Notes on Debates, 5-6 February Notes on Debates, 7 February Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 7 February From Thomas Jefferson, 7-8 February From Edmund Randolph, 7 February Notes on Debates, 8 February From Jacquelin Ambler, 8 February Notes on Debates, 10 February Notes on Debates, 11 February To Benjamin Harrison, 11 February Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 11 February To Thomas Jefferson, 11 February To Edmund Randolph, 11 February Notes on Debates, 12 February To Thomas Jefferson, 12 February To James Madison, Sr., 12 February Notes on Debates, 13 February To Edmund Randolph, 13 February Notes on Debates, 14 February From Thomas Jefferson, 14 February (First) From Thomas Jefferson, 14 February (Second) Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 15 February To Thomas Jefferson, 15 February From Mark Lynch, 15 February From Edmund Randolph, 15 February Notes on Debates, 17 February From Edmund Pendleton, 17 and 24 February - Missing Letters Notes on Debates, 18 February Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 18 February To Thomas Jefferson, 18 February To Edmund Randolph, 18 February Notes on Debates, 19 February Notes on Debates, 20 February Notes on Debates, 21 February Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 21 February From Edmund Randolph, 22 February Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 24 February Notes on Debates, 25 February To Edmund Randolph, 25 February Motion on Outrages by Enemy, 26 February Notes on Debates, 26 February Notes on Debates, 27 February Notes on Debates, 28 February From Edmund Randolph, 1 March Notes on Debates, 3 March Notes on Debates, 4-5 March Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 4 March To Edmund Randolph, 4 March Memorandum on a Revenue Plan, [ca. 6 March] Report on Restoring Public Credit, [6 March] Notes on Debates, 6 March Notes on Debates, 7 March From Edmund Randolph, 7 March Notes on Debates, 10 March Notes on Debates, 11 March Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 11 March To Edmund Randolph, 11 March Notes on Debates, 12-15 March Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 12 March To Edmund Randolph, 12 March Robert R. Livingston to Virginia Delegates, 15 March From Edmund Pendleton, 15 March From Edmund Pendleton, 15 March Notes on Debates, 17 March Notes on Debates, 18 March Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, [18 March] To Edmund Randolph, 18 March Notes on Debates, 19 March Notes on Debates, 20 March Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 20 March Notes on Debates, 21 March Notes on Debates, 22 March From Jacquelin Ambler, 22 March From Edmund Randolph, 22 March Notes on Debates, 24 March Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 24 March To James Maury, 24 March To Edmund Randolph, 24 March Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 25 March To Edmund Randolph, 25 March Notes on Debates, 26 March Annotations on Copy of Report on Restoring Public Credit [ca. 26 March] Amendment to Report on Restoring Public Credit, [27 March] Notes on Debates, 27 March Virginia Delegates to Virginia Auditors of Public Accounts, 27 March Amendment to Report on Restoring Public Credit, [28 March] Notes on Debates, 28 March Motion for Reports by Superintendent of Finance, [29 March] Notes on Debates, 29 March Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 29 March From Edmund Randolph, 29 March Report on Robert R. Livingston's Funds, [31 March] Notes on Debates, 31 March From Edmund Pendleton, 31 March Notes on Debates, 1 April Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 1 April To Edmund Randolph, 1 April Notes on Debates, [4?] April Notes on Debates, 7 April Notes on Debates, 8 April Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, ca. 8 April - Missing Letter To Edmund Randolph, 8 April Notes on Debates, 9 April Notes on Debates, 10 April Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 10 April To Edmund Randolph, 10 April Notes on Debates, 11 April Notes on Debates, 12 April From Jacquelin Ambler, 12 April Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 12 April Notes on Debates, 14 April From Thomas Jefferson, 14 April From Edmund Pendleton, 14 April Notes on Debates, 15 April Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 15 April - Missing Letter From the Reverend James Madison, 15 April To Edmund Randolph, 15 April Notes on Debates, 16 April Amendment to Report on Restoring Public Credit, [17 April] Notes on Debates, 17 April Notes on Debates, 18 April From Jacquelin Ambler, 19 April Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 19 April Notes on Debates, 21-22 April Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 22 April To Thomas Jefferson, 22 April To Edmund Randolph, 22 April From George Washington, 22 April Notes on Debates, 23-24 April Report on Address to the States by Congress, [25 April] Notes on Debates, 25-26 April From Edmund Randolph, 26 April Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 29 April To Edmund Randolph, 29 April To George Washington, 29 April Index

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